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Town of Canton, CT
Hartford County
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A regular Town election shall be held in the Town biennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered calendar year. Special Town elections may be held from time to time as allowed or required by law and this Charter. All elective officials shall be elected as specified in the General Statutes, and all terms of elective office shall commence as specified in the General Statutes.
Unless otherwise established by ordinance, there shall be one voting district in the Town.
There shall be a Board for Admission of Electors which shall consist of the Town Clerk and the two Registrars of Voters. The duties of this Board shall be as specified in the General Statutes.
Only electors of the Town shall be eligible for election to any Town office. If a person holding an elective office ceases to be an elector of the Town under the General Statutes, that person shall cease to hold the office, and the office shall be deemed to be vacant as of the date that person ceases to be an elector of the Town.
In addition to the First Selectman, the following shall be elective officials of the Town:
a) 
Members of the Board of Selectmen.
b) 
Members of the Board of Finance.
c) 
Members of the Board of Education.
d) 
Members of the Board of Assessment Appeals.
e) 
Registrar of Voters.
f) 
Such other elective officials as may be required by Town Meeting, ordinance, or the General Statutes.